Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-24
IN THE EAST.

he SUaCe COnVenLlOn OF Gle MaSSa-
chusetts Democracy was held at Worcester,
on the Goth, 1901 delegates being present.
An informal ballot was taken for Governor,
Fl. B. Lowering and VIM. E. Russell being
the candidates; the vote resulted Lowering
63S, Russell 1858; the nomination of Lover
ing was made unanimous. The ticket was
completed as follows: Lieutenant governor,
Walter E. Cutting; secretary of state, John
f. Murphy; treasurer. Henry G. Thatcher;
attorney general, j. w. Corcoran; auditor,
William f. Cook. The following were
elected delegates at large to the national
convention. P. A. Collins, Boston; Jonas
Abbott. Alternates: Charles g. Lewis,
James E. Delaney, Godfrey Morse, John r.
Thayer. The platform adopted strongly en-
dOrses the Democratic National administra-
ton and President Cleveland, urges that
the important offices in the civil service
political sympathy with the administration;
that all other offices not representative in
character should be filled by persons Sc
lected for their fitness, capacity and integ-
rity Further the platform says; We do
not advocate free trade, but favor and de-
burdensome tariff laws. We heartily ap-
prove of the following recommendation Of
the President; ''The increasing and unnec-
essary surplus should be released to the peo-
pie by an amendment to our revenue laws
which shall cheaper the price of the neces-
saries of life and give free entrance to such
imported materials as may be manufac-
tured into marketable commodities y We
believe the income derived by the govern
ment from the colonial revenue tax should
be applied to discharge the burdens imposed
on the people of the late war. The platform
tation of contract labor, promises assist
ance in procuring legislation for the benefit
Of wage earners, and extends sympathy to
Ireland.
An audience of $500 anarchists and
socialists occupied Cooper Union, New
York City, with an excited, angy meeting
of which Herr Most was the chief orator
and hero to denounes the Supreme Court
Of illinois for its judgement on the Hay;
many women in the crowd and all wore
red ribbons and red anarchistic colors on
their garments. Speaking of the con-
demned men at Chicago, Most said:
ssseThey fought against the numbering po-
lice and rob.bting capitalists. Seven police
men were killed, and they want seven Of
our brothers. lives-a life for life. You
cannot allow that hanging to take place
Arm yourselves, and for every drop Of
blood that is she'd for our friends let it cost
human life. ] am not alone an Anarchist,
OuU 01OO q AOVOAublOulo LILO CtlDlUu1lSGS
shall be the first to suffer. No one shall es-
cape his just dues. The twelve Jurors,
judges and detective spies will not sleep
very soundly at present. Let them beware.
wild yelling and cheers from the crowd. J
The time is approaching when we will be
so be prepared (bedlam of cheers). / warn
them not to take the lives of our martyrs in
Chicago. [ demand that they be set free
Let there be social revolution. Editor
Schevitch and others made speeches Of a.
similar character.
On the Pennsylvania r. r., near
Monanoqua, the train dispatcher at Honey
Pot allowed two freight trains, travelling
in opposite directions, to come together on a
single track. The trains were running at
the rata of 20 miles an hour, and collided on
deep curve. The engineers and firemen
jumped and saved their lives. The collision
was heard for miles. Four box cars loaded
with giant powder exploded with terrific
force, tearing up the rocks, tracks, ties and
about Is cars. The latter caught fire and.
With their contents, were destroyed. Three
brakemen were killed. Some Of the cars
were yer thrown ~ BY the force Of the explosion
the railroad company will be 100000 Both
engines were thrown down the embank-
ment and are a total wreck
The Centennial Constitution oelebra-
ton at Philadelphia closed on the 18th,
with ceremonies that included addresses BY
President Cleveland, Justice Miller of the
United States Supreme Court and Exon
gresham Kasaon of Iowa, 8 chorus Of 2. GOO
voices to a new Hail Columbia, the words
being contributed by Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and the recitation Of q new
National hymn written by f. Marion Craw-
ford, recited by Prof. Murdoch and s
chorus of 200 male voices Tho vannrobIo5